'Calipso' - Thoughts
Calipso - Telepathy
Calipso - What They Are Reacting to
[Calipso] - Calipso
{Calipso} - Gods
~Calipso~ - Memory
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Toonka decided to take advantage of the break and leave the reaction room.
He was thankful for what Calipso had done for him, he wished that there was someone that could do the same as she did in their universe.
Toonka had been a lose cannon near the exploding point since the death of his parents and siblings.
Both sides of his family had somehow always been connected more to their animalistic side but mostly his paternal one so to keep them from going into a bloodlust state they had an anchor(in case you were a child or still not found your other half) or a smyrna/capri.
But Toonka had neither since he lost his anchors when the mages killed his parents and siblings while he didn't wish to force someone(*cof*Harol*cof*) to be his smyrna/capri since it was something that would tie them forever to the point that should one soul be erased then the other's soul would suffer the same fate.
If only his family had survived or hadn't chosen to protect him so he could have followed their destiny...
Theo Perseus, a man with a cold face to most but always there for his husband and kids when they need a hug or someone to listen to them.
Seth Maritas, a man with a warm smile but that would sacrifice his own rationality and life to see his husband and kids happy.
Tara Maritas, a girl full of energy and a bit spoiled but ready to do anything for her siblings.
Sian Maritas, a boy with a cold face like Theo and always giving lectures but who will spoil their siblings.
Cheja Maritas, a boy who respects and treats everyone equally but will hurt or kill you if you dare to hurt his siblings.
And finally it was Toonka Maritas, the baby of the family even if he had always ended up being taller than his siblings at his age and who was always someone who 'did first and thought after' but was completely adored by his family.
It was a miracle that he had survived this long without having to be killed for getting lost in his bloodlust...even if he was constantly looking for strong people to fight when not fighting the mage faction.
He knows he needs to talk with Harol about this but...Toonka planned to die after they won against the mages as bu that time, he would be completely submerged in his hate for mages and would be nothing more than someone who kills to feel something.
But it was hard to do this, he didn't want to force Harol to be tied with him for life when there were better people in the world for him who Harol won't need to worry about them getting into fights constantly or anything like that.
No matter what happens, Toonka already made sure that anything he and his family owned would be given to Harol upon his death so he could only wait and see if in the future he would choose his own death or tie someone to himself when they could have a better life without him.
(Question: Do you guys want a bottom or top Toonka? I used the terms Smyrna and Capri which come from the manhwa Theo, Seth and the kids are from which is basically Smyrna is an alpha who eats a fruit that permits him to give birth and Capri is the partner of the Smyrna and other parent of the child)
As Toonka finally decided to make his way back to the reaction room, two young teens could be seen talking to each other.
"So hyung approached you to talk about your family's messagea for you?" Basen asks surprised because while it was mentioned that Cale had a connection to death, ghosts, etc ot hadn't been explained outside of the contracts Cale did with Andreas and Olienne
"Yes, it seems like he saw them once and they talked" Lock hums "It...it was nice to know that they still love me and don't blame for being the only survivor" he adds
"I see" Basen says it still pains him that none of them ever realized the truth about Cale and notices his ability
It was like they choose to only believe what is in front of them and not try to pry into what is behind that front...Cale was his brother and saw him as such but Basen...he never really tried to know him or understand him as he took what he saw and others said as the truth.
"Did I say something wrong?" Lock asks noticing Basen's expression
"Ah, no!" Basen says "I...I was just thinking how little I know about hyung and how all these years he has done everything for me to be happy but I never tried to actually get to know him" he admits
"Hmm, I think that was what he wanted" Lock says and Basen looks at him "I think Cale-ssi put walls around himself to protect both himself and those around him" he explains
"But why?" Basen asks because wanting to protect them he could understand but why didn't he let them in when they were his family
"Losing his mother and at the same time losing his father affected him to the point he must think that it is better to keep a distance from all of you over trying to stay close only to end up losing you as he did his parents" Lock says and it makes sense to Basen even if it hurts him that Cale thinks like that "And...I'm not sure if you noticed but there are time that his two dragons and best friends look at him worried or even time where Cale-ssi looks like he is confused or remembering something he has no memory of?" he asks and Basen shakes his head as he had been watching more of what was shown in the mirror then how Cale reacted in fear there was something shown that Cale agreed with that had to do with him hating them despite the contrary have been shown "Well, that happens so...I believe there must have been someone who was able to break those walls or enter them before they were complete but something must have happened to that person as they aren't here and Cale-ssi seems to have somewhat forgotten them" he explains and that leaves Basen in deep thoughts as he tries to remember something from the time he started living in the Henituse mansion that could show that but Cale had always kept his distance even then and both maids and butlers treated Cale at the time as if he was an adult and not still a kid like Basen
"I see..." Basen murmurs not sure what to say and Lock just offers him a small smile and pat in the head before Calipso finally comes back
[One of this days, I will kill a god just for information] Calipso says looking annoyed
"May we ask why?" Shickler asks
[They love to mess with what they shouldn't and then I need to go and fix it so their universe doesn't get destroyed] Calipso answers with a sigh as she summons a chair for herself while ignoring the curious looks people send her over what god could have done that and why but they all know better than to question further [Anyway, I have chosen to bring someone from your future to react with you since I think their reactions might be amusing or they might say things that will leave you in deep thought about what your future selves may be up to] she adds smirking
'So to better her mood she will make us suffer?' is the common thought of most people at hearing this
"And who will it be?" Litana asks since there were many of them present and it could be any of them
[You will see] Calipso says before snapping her fingers and two lights appear in front of the black mirror
"For the love of Calliope!" one of the persons that appeared says when they notice the sudden change of scenary
"...Should I feel jealous?" the second one asks looking at the other who rolls his eyes at that
"Mate a dragon, they said, it will be amazing, they said..." the first one mutters but he is heard by the dragons who looks surprised at that and take a better look at the second person
The second person had messy grey hair, reddish eyes, light skin and piercings in his ears but maybe what attracted more attention was his elf ears and how he had the same aura as certain dragon but more...mature.
"...What the fuck..." Rasheel mutters in disbelief but even the other adult dragons were shocked by this since it had been more than 1000 years since a dragon had mated with a human besides none of them expected to meet the future self of one of them
While dragons tried to make sense of what they just discovered, certain grandmother-grandson duo was observing the first person.
The first person had light dark skin, long and bit messy dark brown hair that was tied in a low ponytail and goldish eyes.
"I know my little Tonio looked a lot like his mother but it seems like in the future he will look even more like her" Sonata comments with a soft smile as she observes the first person
(Just a warning, they will only stay here for this chapter and yes, I know the ship makes no sense but I like the ship and it is part of my AU.
I know rhat dragons do not seem to change their appearance but taking im account what happened to Rasheel in my AU, he decides to let his hair grow and get some piercings to signify a change.
I don't know why but I always imagined Antonio as someone with dark skin but if you don't, sorry I about that but since I first read about him my mind saw him similar to this
Also, Tonio=Future Antonio and Ra=Future Rasheel
P.S. Yes, I have a thing for long haired guys xD)
[Did I interrupt something important?] Calipso questions amused
"We were on our way to visit Dr. Nisim" Tonio answers as he looks at Calipso "May I ask who you are and why you brought us here?" he adds
[I'm Calipso, the overseer of all universes] Calipso answers
"Ah, so you must be the reason why his soul mended itself but he still kept both memories" Ra hums
[Pfft! The only gods that can be trusted to keep deals involving a fractured soul are Daeos, Isis and the Athanasios] Calipso says proving that Ra's guess was correct
(I chose Athanasios as the name of the God of Souls)
'Whose soul?' the dragons and aome others thought
'Could it be hyung/orabeuni's?' Basen and Lily think worried
"You still didn't tell us why we were brought here" Tonio reminds her
'Since when have I been so brave?' Antonio thinks as he would be scared of accidentally offending Calipso who could destroy him in less than a second if he did anything wrong
[I have brought your past selves here to react to different universes before they react to the future] Calipso says looking amused at the annoyed faces the couple showed [And for this universe, I thought it would be even more amusing to me if I brought one of you to react with them] she explains
"We are a package deal" Ra says
'What could I have found interesting about that human?' Rasheel thinks since he more often than not only thinks about himself so seeing his future self act like this was strange
[I know, I remembered it as I was about to bring only one of you here] Calipso says
"Will this take too much time?" Tonio asks
[The time has been stopped the moment I brought you here] Calipso says and Tonio sighs
"Let's take a seat, my heart?" Ra asks as he offers his arm to Tonio
"Yes" Tonio says accepting the arm before they find a free couch for themselves and sit there
'This is...so strange' Rasheel and Antonio think aa they observe their future selves with no idea of how they could have grown this close
[Look at the mirror so we can begin] Calipso requests and everyone looks at the mirror despite them being curious about the two people from the future
Antony entered the Crown Prince's office with a lengthy report in his hand. He had no choice but to ask the man for help when he realized that he would not be able to get enough information out of the Chryshi family about the whereabouts of the slaves.
"So they are still at it?" Antonio asks with a frown since he had thought that they had dealt with all the corrupted members of the Chryshi family
"We did, I think that in this universe it may have been more difficult to deal with them amd saving the slaves" Tonio says and Antonio feels relieved at that
'Why did he enter without knocking? Are we close in that universe?' Alberu thinks curious
It was a touchy subject that was only suppressed by the man's help. They would have been the laughingstock of the kingdom for a long time. Having these people running around under their noses was insulting and humiliating.
"You should see what goes behind some territories or kingdoms then" Ra comments
"Are you talking about Mogoru or the king of Roan before it was named aa that?" Tonio asks
"Both" Ra answers ans Tonio hums at it
'So they know my story...' White Star thinks 'Did they succeed in killing me then?' he questions himself as they look too relaxed for people who might be in the middle of a fight
As he stepped further into the office, he immediately noticed the familiar blood-red hair. Cale had been the one to convince him to ask this prince for help, he said he was trustworthy, so Antonio believed him.
"I still am surprised how much some of them trust my other selves" Cale comments
"Why wouldn't they trust you?" Jungsoo asks
"Rumors are more believed in then the truth" Eric says and Jungsoo nods at that
"Our empress seems to have him wrapped around his finger even in another universe" Tonio whispers amused to Ra who has to stop himself from laughing as that was certainly the truth
'That human is too close to me" Rasheel thinks aa he observe Ra and Tonio
Now he was seeing Cale snuggled up against the crown prince's body on a couch, hands clasped and a sense of comfort. Since when were they so close?
"...Really, oppa? You are not even engaged and you are acting like that?" Penelope teases Alberu
"So forward, hyung" Callisto joins his sister in teasing their oldest brother who groans at their teasing
"I do look comfortable there" Cale hums
He cleared his throat to make his presence known and the other two people in the room simply looked at him with no intention of parting. Antonio sighed, sat down on the other side of Cale as he saw him beckon him over, and didn't know whether to make himself comfortable or continue with his noble facade.
"Just do the first one, anyone will end up losing against Cale" Ra comments
"Talking from experience?" Mila asks curious
"Yes" Ra says making Rasheel think that there was no way that this was hia future self as he hated everyone in general
'Am I that approachable?' Cale thinks not understanding why Ra would say or think that
"Young master Antony, you must be here to discuss the slaves the Chryshi family trafficked."
Ah, the Crown Prince had no qualms about being blunt. Antony nodded, stroking Cale's head and tangling his fingers in the reddish hair as the other pushed the head further against his palm like a cat receiving cuddles.
"It seems like you like young master Cale in that universe" Sonata comments to her grandson
"It does look like that" Antonio says in agreement with her
"That is the best way to solve problems especially when some nobles like to hide the the problems or talk and talk for hours without reaching the problem until the end" Zed says with a sigh as he remembers the meetings with some of the nobles mentioned
'Well, Cale sometimes does resemble a cat' Olienne thinks amused
"Yes, Your Highness. I'm afraid I haven't found the location they were taken to, but I'm sure it was to the Mogoru Empire."
"Not even surprising anymore" Valentino mumbles
"At least you found out the truth before it was too late, little one" Shawn says as he brings Valentino to a side hug, who melts into the dark elf's hug
The Crown Prince hummed, reached out with his free hand to take a report from the table, and passed it to Antony.
"Check this out."
Antony let him pamper Cale and took the report, settled a little on the couch and Cale put his chin on his shoulder to read as well. Looking out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the Crown Prince just placed his arm on the armrest of the couch and used his hand to hold his chin, but the grip of his other hand was still there.
"Was he blessed by the god of beauty or the goddess of love? Like, I will be lucky if I have one person think I am good looking and then there is Cale Henituse unintentionally seducing everyone in this room and in other universes" someone comments in disbelief
"Oh god!" Tonio says as he starts laughing at the comment "I need to remember that as it will be hilarious to see his face if he hears this" he adds
"It certainly will be amusing, he still dislikes most gods" Ra says looking as amused as Tonio
'I never really cared about the gods so...what happened in the future to make me dislike most of them?' Cale thinks curious but doesn't ask about it as he feels that Calipso won't permit the couple to answer his question
"I...look more free..." Antonio mumbles as he normally would keep a noble and respectful expression and act around everyone but here was his future self expressing himself with no problems
"You also look more happy" Sonata adds with a smile since her only wish was for her grandson to be happy and here she was seeing that in the future her grandson will be happy even if she has no idea what he will have to go through to reach this happy ending
"...Yeah" Antonio says as he slowly smiles as he realizes that while he is unsure what will come, he knows that he will be happy and find love
'He looks nice smiling' Rasheel thinks '...What the hell am I thinking?! He is just a weak human!' he adds the moment he realizes what he thought
The report detailed that the Chryshi Family had sold the slaves to a guild in the Mogoru Empire, just as Antony had thought, but, even knowing that...
"They sold them to a branch of the Singten Merchants Guild. They have a good relationship with the Imperial Family, even if we say something and have proof, they should have already cleaned everything up and only the Chryshi would still be responsible."
The Crown Prince spoke, laying out all of Antony's thoughts as he read the report.
He clenched the paper in his hands not caring to crumple it.
"Bastards!" Judith growls at thinking of the poor people that will suffer at the hands of the bastards of Mogoru Empire
'Tch! They are showing all our secrets!' Adin curses in his mind
'I was really blind before' Valentino thinks as he burrows himself even more into the arms of his new older brother
"So we can't do anything? Those children..."
Most were probably orphans because who would care if orphans disappeared, no one would notice. Some children might have had families or sold them to the Chryshi family thinking they were looking for servants. All of them, would they be forgotten just like that?
On and Hong hugged each other at the thought that they could have ended up being found by bad people and sold as slaves with no one caring about their fate as their birth tribe wanted them dead.
"No one will let this happen to you" Choi Han tells the two kittens as everyone around them nods in agreement with his words
'Good thing we got rid of them before it reached this far' Sonata thinks as they were lucky to catch the Chryshi family in the act before they were able to sell the slaves to the Mogoru Empire
Cale placed his hand on Antonio's hand, causing him to relax his fingers. He set the report down on the table and dropped it fully against the back of the couch, not caring about decorum for once.
"Anyone would stop caring about their decorum after knowing this" Jopis says because while she had always acted like an elegant princess, she had her moments were she lost her decorum like the other Antonio did
"Currently we couldn't do much, but if we find cause for the Empire to seek slaves we can give them a hard time."
Cale said as he entwined his hand in Antony's arm. They would have to do a lot of investigating if they wanted to get to the bottom of this, but he would not rest until those responsible for all of this came to light.
"Are they all together?" Ra asks curious but not really sounding jealous as the dragons expected of him
"Not jealous?" Eruhaben asks with a raised eyebrow
"Not really, I know my heart has no interest in them on our universe and...I don't think any of us would dare to fight Cale and Alberu's lovers for them" Ra says to Eruhaben
"Only an idiot would do it and even Neo and Venion aren't that stupid to do it" Tonio says in agreement with his lover
'My/Their lovers?' certain foursome think curious and some maybe with even a tiny bit of jealousy
"Tch!" Venion and Neo mutter as they glare at Tonio for calling them idiots but they are ignored by him
[You will know soon] is Calipso's answer to Ra's question
"This is annoying."
The Crown Prince muttered at that point. Before Antony could ask what was going on, Cale's attention turned to the other man with an amused smile.
"It's alright, Your Highness, I'm always turning my attention to you."
Cale released the hand he had a grip on with the Crown Prince's and used it to guide the other man's head to the hollow of his neck. The Crown Prince buried his face in that spot and began rubbing his nose against Cale's neck like a big cat.
"I never thought Alberu would be so much like Nigel" Arthit comments because it seemed like Alberu had taken after Nigel in certain aspects even if he doesn't remember him or was his biological son
"You would be surprised on the things he takes after him" Tonio says as he sighs
"I was about to ask one what but...I feel like it is better if I do not know" Zed says as he observes the tired expression on Tonio's face and the amused one on Ra's
'What the hell are my other and future self doing?' Alberu thinks feeling a bit embarrassed about all this especially as his siblings are laughing at his suffering
Antonio thought he looked cute. Without really thinking about his actions, he reached up and stroked the prince's head, just as he had done with Cale moments before. All three froze in an instant.
"Aww, this is adorable" Belladona comments
"It also reminds me of how Lina, Sol and Phil were like in the beginning" Andrew adds with a fond smile and Popelina smiles sadly as she is remembered of the times she had her two lovers beside her before she lost one to her being a princess and the other one to an unknown and incurable sickness
"I... I'm sorry, Your Highness."
He slowly withdrew his hand, feeling discomfort and embarrassment crawl across his skin. The prince sighed, burying his head further into the hollow of Cale's neck.
"All right."
"I think he wanted you to continue petting him" Amiru comments amused as she never expected to see Antonio Gyerre react like this but it was nice to see another side of the future duke
"Ugh" Alberu groans as he hides his face in his hands as it seems like Calipso enjoyed to embarrass him in most universes shown
(I actually didn't realize how many embarrassing moments there would be for our dear crown prince with the fics I had chosen but I am having fun embarrassing him xD)
Cale chuckled, nuzzling the prince behind the ear. Antonio looked at the two of them being so close and suddenly felt aligned. After hesitating for a while, he asked.
"Are you two a couple?"
"Oh, this reminds me of when Lily asked Bud and Glenn if they were a couple when she first met them" Tonio says as he remembers Lily's sudden question and how embarrassed the two best friends were at the question
"They still haven't confessed?" Cale asks sounding disappointed at them not having gotten together already as said two were blushing and completely embarrassed
"Maybe they did, maybe they haven't" is Ra who answers since he doesn't think Calipso would like them to say the truth yet
"Oh, well" Cale sighs but before Bud and Glenn could relax thinking they were free of Cale's teasing he adds "I will just have to continue teasing them until one of them mans up to confess" he says making the duo groan and blush even more
(Conclusion: Alberu, Bud and Glenn are my favourite victims to make them embarrassed xD)
If so, it would explain Cale's sudden trust in this prince when he had not cared for the royal family before. It would also be shocking news once it came to light.
"It isn't like I plan to be the next king or something like that so why would I care about the royal family in those terms?" Cale comments
"But didn't you say that you wouldn't mind being queen?" Rosalyn asks as she remembers a comment Cale had done before
"And is he the only crown prince in the world?" Cale asks with a raised eyebrow "And at most I would care about the royal family because technically they are my family from my mother seeing Uncle Zed as a brother and my Uncle Deon almost marrying Uncle Zoran" he adds
"Touche" Rosalyn says because Alberu wasn't the only crown prince or even king present so Cale had other choices besides him
'I'm curious what he would think if he heard this' Andreas thinks amused
(The he, who some of you may have somewhat realized who he is, was mentioned to be a prince in the previous chapter but he is no crown prince as he has two older brothers and doesn't wish to become king/emperor)
Contrary to his expectations, the prince groaned from his place on Cale's neck. The red-haired boy chuckled, looking at Antonio with amusement.
"You know, when I first met His Highness, he asked me if I had that kind of relationship with you."
"Wow, they even act in the same way" Litana comments as the two having asked the same thing at some point does sound amusing
"I would have thought the three of them were together if I saw them so if they are still like this when there are only one of them with Cale it doesn't surprise me that they would ask this" Mary says and many nod in agreement with her
"What?"
Antonio looked at the other two in disbelief. It made sense, though. The things he did while drunk probably gave the wrong impression to the nobles. But why would the prince ask Cale that the first time they met? Maybe he really was interested in him?
"What I do when drunk?" Antonio asks confused "But I am not allowed to drink since most alcohol had something I am allergic to" he adds with Tonio nodding in agreement with him
"I assume that in that universe that must be different" Pendrick says
"But I am curious about what my grandson has done that could be so misleading" Sonata says curious
[Just some very embarrassing things for him] his Calipso only answer and Antonio feels relieved that whatever it is won't be shown or shared
"Don't talk about it."
The prince sat up, smoothed the nonexistent wrinkles out of his suit, and walked over to his desk.
"This makes me even more curious about all this that makes Alberu wish to change the topic of conversation" Soleil says and she is the last of her siblings to enjoy gossip
"Back to the subject of slaves. I'll try to get information, but if we're talking about the empire, I doubt we can get anything. However, border security must be improved, we cannot allow them to run through our territory."
Antony bowed his head slightly.
"I understand, your Highness. This will not happen again."
That problem would be stalled for a while. It would have been a great stain on the duchy if it had come to light, but the prince and Sonata made sure nothing would leak out. In the eyes of the public, the vassal house simply committed illegalities, but nothing more was specified. That was a favorable outcome.
"I start to think that nobles are another species completely different from us" a peasant says but before some nobles could feel their ego grow or make comments about how obvious they were better, the peasant adds something "Like, how do they change the topic so easily especially when it is about something embarrassed?"
"I know, right? It took me half an hour to be able to change a topic after I accidentally told my crush's siblings about said crush but nobles take only a second and act like they weren't humiliated or embarrassed at all" the peasant's friend says
"...Just a reminder, I was said sibling" another peasant says looking amused at the one that talked before
"Hyung!" the peasant's friend says blushing while the peasant looks at his friend in shock since the sibling was the peasant's sibling
"Oh, please! Even a blind person can see you two are in love and none of you planned to make a move" the sibling says rolling his eyes as the said in love duo blushes
"I like this person!" Cale says laughing but he isn't the only one that enjoyed this scene
All thanks to Cale. If the boy hadn't helped by providing that woman's testimony and then contacted the crown prince, they probably would never have noticed the Empire's actions.
"Sometimes, Cale's plans or how he notices things can be scary" Eric says as it seemed like almost nothing escaped his little dongsaeng's eyes
"Why, thank you" Cale says smiling at his hyung who can only sigh as he smiles fondly at Cale
Speaking of Cale, the boy practically melted into the couch, leaning his head against the backrest and staring up at the ceiling.
"You both asked me the same thing, do you want to be my boyfriends?"
"Sometimes it is easy to forget that Cale is still shameless like many Thames" Deruth comments with his friends nodding in agreement because even with his trash reputation he rarely acted truly shameless
"Only Cale to ask both of them if they want to be his boyfriends and not only one of them" Ra says amused as Tonio laughed into Ra's neck as he was finding this situation hilarious
Antonio took a deep breath as the Crown Prince looked at Cale in disbelief.
"You! I'm the Crown Prince..."
"So you don't want to?"
"For someone that said he would prefer to be a queen over a count...this isn't that surprising" Angelique has to admit and her husband nods in agreement with her
"But it is nice to see him make hyung break his mask" Robbit says
He couldn't help it, Antonio laughed, covered his mouth with his hand, and stifled his laughter before looking at Cale and the Crown Prince, who were looking at him with varying levels of astonishment.
"It certainly is surprising to see young master Antonio laugh like this" the main maid of the Gyerre family says as Antonio stopped laughing this often after he turned 11 and was announced as Sonata's heir
"Is it really that surprising?" Antonio ask because he did smile and laugh but mostly when he was alone with his grandmother
"Taking in account that was seeing you laugh that made me realize I was in love with you? Yes, it is but nowadays you do it more often" Ra answers as he remembers that it was by accident that he had made Tonio laugh but he could never forget that moment besides it being one of the small happy memories he had of that time
'He is beautiful when laughing but...how did I fall in love with a weak human?' Rasheel thinks as he observes his Antonio
"Oh, right! In your vows at our wedding you said that" Tonio says with a fond smile as he remembers their wedding
"Wedding? But didn't you say you are mated?" Sherrit asks because while mating was equal to a wedding for dragons, it was different how it happened
"We had both to appease both my grandmother and Eruhaben-ssi" Tonio answers and Sherrit nods at that
'To appease me? Why would I care about the gray dragon's actions?' Eruhaben thinks not understanding his future self's actions
(I'm sad to say this but...I don't think any of the fics they still have to react show that Eruhaben has became everyone's grandparent/parent, it is sad but I will add some incorrect quotes with this when it comes to fic or hope that I am wrong and there is a small moment of this in any of the other fics that are still left)
"Sorry."
Cale smiled, his hand pulling Antonio's hand away from his face to appreciate the view properly.
"You can actually laugh like that, you should do it more often."
Antonio deliberated a moment before placing his hand on Cale's cheek, smiled, and leaned forward, whispering against the other's ear.
"Yes? Then you must make me smile a lot in the future."
He left a kiss on the other's cheek before pulling away and sitting up properly, a slight curve still at the corner of his lips. Cale laughed in disbelief, his ears were turning pink and his eyes narrowed.
"Ahh, it seems you also have somethings from your grandfather" Sonata says with a smile in her face
"I can't believe I did that" Antonio says a bit embarrassed
"Hey, overseer!" Ra shouts "You should have brought here the trio instead of us because their reaction to this scene would be hilarious" he says
[Maybe but I want to leave that reveal for the last react] Calipso says and Ra hums at that since it made sense to leave that to be revealed/shown at the end
"Your grandmother is going to have a lot of fun with this."
Yes, even with Cale's rank and the obvious fact that he was a man, his grandmother hadn't been against arranging an engagement with him. Of course, Antonio stopped her from doing anything before hearing Cale's opinions.
His grandmother had grown fond of Cale from the first time they met him, she recognized his strength and talent and took him under her wing in her own crude way.
"Well, a old lady like me has to find ways to entertain herself especially as Antonio is slowly taking over all the duties as duke" Sonata comments while her grandson sighs even if he looks amused at what his grandmother said
"Grandma did adopt him as another grandson once she was able to get to know him" Tonio says not surprised that Cale was able to charm Sonata's other self too
"Don't drag me drinking with you."
Every time he drank he ended up embarrassing himself in public and no one stopped him. His reputation already had a little stain on it.
Cale laughed, his face had only the faintest of blushes, he kissed his chin before getting up.
"I promise nothing."
"I'm going to assume he acted clingy or flirted with Cale?" Violan asks looking at Calipso who nods at that
"At least now he is with him" Witira says since it should be a little less embarrassing if they were together than when they weren't
"Okay, but what about hyung?" Callisto asks curious as everyone seemed to have forgotten that Alberu was also part of all this
At that moment, the prince clicked his tongue, when Anthony stood up as well, the other's expression was one of contemplation.
"Your Highness, what do you say?"
"Tch, whatever."
He had basically agreed. Antonio looked at Cale's expression of triumph and sighed. It was good that there were more people who could see Cale's good side.
"Oppa is such a tsundere there" Serena comments amused by Alberu's other self action even if it was obvious he had no problem to date Cale or minded Antonio being part of their relationship
"Cale more often than not gets what he wants for sure" Gilbert says shaking his head amused
A few months later, when it became apparent that both the Crown Prince and Heir Gyerre were constantly sending gifts to First Young Master Henituse, rumor had it that the two were vying for the boy's hand, unaware that it was Cale who stole them first.
"I can't even imagine how they will react when they find out that the three of them are already together and that it was young master Cale who did the first move" Hans comments already imagining all the chaos that would happen especially when Deruth and Violan found out about it
"If all the universes are this fun, I am sure us and all of the others would have fun if we were here" Tonio says to Ra
"Maybe some of the others will appear to watch some other universes" Ra tells him and Tonio nods at that since it could be a possibility as Calipso had brought them there to react this universe
"I have arrived to the conclusion that in most universes we have seen Cale seems to end up with the crown prince, my uncle or Roksoo" Jungsoo tells Soohyuk who hums at that since he had noticed that too
[Please enjoy your break, I will leave now and take the two guests with me] Calipso says before she disappears together with Ra and Tonio
"...She didn't even let us ask them anything" Harol sighs since he only wanted to know if they would be able to win against the mage faction
"Hmm, maybe if more from the future come they will reveal more things from our future" Toonka says since he also had some questions
"Let's hope so" Harol hums before the two make their way to eat dinner as some were starting to do
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I hope you guys enjoyed the react!
The next chapter they will react to 'In Midst of Stray'<3
I might bring another couple or duo from the future for the next chapter but I am not sure so if I do please tell if you have any preferences.
Also! I have decided to post the incorrect quotes in case you are interested<3